The development of the Internet has provided an opportunity for offering e-learning as a new addition to modern education. Substantial evidence indicates that many universities across the world are offering study programmes ...

This audited list documents the accredited research output published by researchers at the University of the Western Cape for the year 2014. The list is provided by the Research Office at the University.

The Actuarial Society of South Africa ('Actuarial Society') requires its members to honour their
professional promise to deliver specialist and up-to-date actuarial expertise that is ethical and
subject to professional ...

One way for Deaf people to communicate with hearing people over the telephone is to use a voice relay. The service is often provided with a human relay operator that relays text into voice, and vice versa, on behalf of the ...

A general dental practitioner was approached by a friend and colleague, a maxillo-facial surgeon, who had recently taken up rooms near her practice. He offered incentives to her for any surgical referrals she could provide. ...

Tilley, Susan; Nkazane, Ntombizabantu(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)

This report outlines the community’s attempts to develop
and use the land that has been restored to it in terms of the
Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994 (‘Restitution Act’).
It examines the nature and content ...

For many decades South African law has recognised a bank's duty to keep its
client's information confidential. This is popularly known as bank secrecy.
However, this duty is not absolute. National and international law ...

The most important advancement in the healthcare industry in the 21st century is the application of information technology (IT) in health care. While integrated IT is critical in transforming mental health care, IT ...

BACKGROUND: Knowledge loss causes challenges for organisations that wish to remain competitive. These organisations must identify the risks that could lead to knowledge loss and become aware of issues that affect knowledge ...

Mwambene, Lea; Sloth-Nielsen, Julia(Centre for Family Law and Practice, London Metropolitan University, 2011)

In this article, we evaluate the implications of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 for ukuthwala. Ukuthwala is a practice whereby, as a preliminary procedure to a customary marriage, a young man forcibly takes a girl to his ...

There has been a decline in commercially valuable fish species, especially the Chambo (Oreochromis spp.), in southern Lake Malawi. Although there might be lack of reliable and scientifically backed evidence, most experts ...

BACKGROUND: While much is written about the scale up of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and antiretroviral therapy (ART), little research has been done on the expansion of routine preART HIV care.
OBJECTIVE: To assess ...

Objective: To assess the quality of pre-antiretroviral therapy (ART) care in Cape Town and its
continuity with HIV counselling and testing (HCT) and ART.
Methods: The scale-up of the HCT, pre-ART and ART service platform ...

Background: While there is evidence to suggest that teaching practices in clinical education should include activities that more accurately reflect the real world, many educators base their teaching on transmission models ...

There are limitations to traditional ethical approaches and procedures when engaged in assistive technology (AT) research for Deaf people in a developing region. Non-traditional issues arise as a consequence of employing ...

Traditionally, the success of a researcher is assessed by the number of publications he or she publishes in peer-reviewed, indexed,
high impact journals. This essential yardstick, often referred to as the impact of a ...

Summary Points:
* In South Africa, as in other jurisdictions, ‘‘Big Food’’ (large commercial entities that dominate the food and beverage environment) is becoming more widespread and is implicated in unhealthy eating.
* ...

OBJECTIVES: To explore perceptions about factors associated with body weight and body image among black
female community health workers (CHWs) living and working in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
DESIGN: A descriptive, ...

The aerobic biodegradation of high-concentration,
to 24 g l
–1
, 2-propanol (IPA) by a thermophilic isolate
ST3, identified as
Bacillus pallidus
, was successfully carried
out for the first time. This solvent-tolerant
B. ...